Also known as periwinkle or myrtle , vinca minor is an evergreen dry land covert with glossy foliage and lavender flower in spring . Since its arrival from Europe in the 1700s , vinca nonaged has made itself at family in North America , earning an invasive recording label in some field . Fortunately , it can be controlled in refinement by pruning and its hybrid are more sedate in growth habit . Vinca minor hybrids prefer moist soil and fond Dominicus as does their parent , most grow 6 to 8 inch tall and are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 9 .
Vinca minor “Bowles Variety”
Vinca minor " Bowles Variety " is standardized in coming into court to its parent species , although its lavender peak and item-by-item leaves are larger , and its habit is chunk - organize . As this character is also slower - growing , you may prefer to prevail more plant and to plant them closer together than you would other vinca motley . harmonize to the University of Connecticut Extension , " Bowles Variety " vinca is the most democratic of the hybrids .
Vinca minor “Atropupurea”
Also have a go at it as the vino genus Vinca , Vinca small-scale " Atropurpurea " has turgid burgundy flower that make a different effect than the distinctive lavender blue of its parent . The bloom period of this variety is longer than the species , running from April until peak become sporadic in September . The wine vinca is vining , but not invasive , according to Bellevue Botanical Garden in Bellevue , Washington . With a spreadhead of only 12 inch , this diversity is a unspoiled choice for the front of the border or at the base of shrubs .
Vinca minor “Miss Jekyll”
Vinca minor " Miss Jekyll " is a white vinca named for the other 20th C English landscape painting designer , Gertrude Jekyll , who acquire the plant in her garden . It is a desirable smorgasbord with a tidy habit and small , white flowers that bloom in bound . In a " New York Times " newspaper column , Allen Lacy publish that he has grown this variety for 10 years and it has scarce spread 8 feet . Unlike other vinca minor variety , " Miss Jekyll " prefers full Lord’s Day .
Vinca minor “Alba”
A white - flowered human body , Vinca small " Alba " is smaller in folio and flower sizing than vinca small . It is a spring - blunder but does not flower as prolifically as the other types . " Alba Plena " is a twice - flowered whitened variety which is rarely get commercially .
Vinca minor “Ralph Shugert”
According to the University of Connecticut Extension , Vinca small " Ralph Shugert " has many of the attributes of the " Bowles Variety " except for the bloodless margins around the boundary of its farewell . Leonard Perry of the University of Vermont account the efflorescence color of " Ralph Shugert " as sky - blue , contrasting with the lavender of other salmagundi . This is a patent variety and can not be spread without permit .
Vinca minor “Sterling Silver”
Vinca minor " Sterling Silver " is a another vary variety but with a narrow strip of blanched around its leaf edge than " Ralph Shugert " and dreary - blue flowers .
Vinca minor “Aureovariegata”
Several varieties with gold or yellow variegate foliage are available commercially . Vinca minor " Aureovariegata " has a chickenhearted edge on each foliage and blue flowers . It is a trailing variety but not an aggressive grower , make it idealistic for small-scale area .
Vinca minor “Illumination”
Vinca minor " Illumination " is a outstanding new variety that has a large icteric area in the substance of each leaf with a minute funnies of green on the edges . It grow vigorously , to 30 feet , yet still is utile in containers , consort to Fine Gardening online . Another plus of " clarification " is its farseeing anthesis meter from April to return .
Vinca minor “Blue and Gold”
Sunny Border Nurseries , a wholesale baby’s room in Connecticut , offer Vinca pocket-sized " Blue and Gold , " a yellow and dark-green variety with downcast flowers .
Vinca minor “Golden”
Vinca minor " Golden " is a blank - flowering sort with a yellow and unripened variegation .
Vinca minor “Double Purple”
cheery Border Nurseries propose Vinca minor " Double Purple , " a dual smorgasbord with large imperial flowers .
Vinca minor “Moonlit”
Vinca minor " Moonlit " is a less hardy variety with double lavender flowers and yellow variegation .
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